This information is derived from the State Department's Office of Investment Affairs’ Investment Climate Statement. Any questions on the ICS can be directed to EB-ICS-DL@state.gov

The U.S.-DRC Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) was signed in 1984 and entered into force in 1989.  The BIT guarantees reciprocal rights and privileges to each country’s investors and provides that, should a claim arise under the treaty, it can be submitted to a dispute resolution mechanism through international arbitration.

Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, South Korea, and China have also signed bilateral investment treaties with the DRC.  South Africa and Kenya are negotiating bilateral investment treaties with the DRC.  Lebanon, Ivory Coast, and Burkina Faso have negotiated, but not yet signed, bilateral investment treaties with the DRC.

In October 2016, the DRC and Rwanda signed an agreement on a simplified trade regime covering only small commerce between the countries.

There is no bilateral taxation treaty between the United States and the DRC.

In August 2015, Zambia and the DRC signed a bilateral taxation treaty that abolished customs taxes across their common border.
 

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